| 释义 |
shock·er
I. \ˈshäkə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: shock (IV) + -er
1.
a. : one that shocks : something horrifying, startling, astonishing, frightening, or offensive
< our verbal taboos are being shattered by the hundred, with the resulting shockers sometimes disguised by giving only initials — D.W.Maurer >
b. : a work of fiction or drama designed to shock the moral sensibilities especially by the use of sordid detail or to hold interest by the use of a high proportion of suspense, intrigue or sensational matter (as crime or violence)
< classy shockers of the hard-boiled school — C.J.Rolo >
— compare dreadful
2. : an instrument for producing an electric shock
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: shock (II) + -er
: one that puts grain into shocks |